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Carla BleyAMY C. BEAL“Expertly contextualizes Bley’s career within the landscapes of emergent avant-garde, free jazz, and experi-mental music while also exploring her creative relationships with the legend-ary Steve Swallow, Charlie Haden, and others.”—Library Journal

“Beal’s prose is often lyrical and always dynamic, she instantly fi nds the appropriate pacing for the narrative and, just as quickly, demonstrates deep knowledge of and affection for her subject.”—Popmatters

128 pp. 6 x 9. 10 b & w photos, discography. 2011. Paperback 978-0-252-07818-7. $24.00; E-book

Christian WolffMICHAEL HICKS AND CHRISTIAN ASPLUND“Insightful and alert. . . . This book serves as a neat little primer for [Wolff’s] work.”—The Wire

“Despite the fact that Wolff is listed in every music history textbook as a member of the so-called New York School alongside John Cage, Morton Feldman, and Earle Brown, he has re-ceived relatively little scholarly atten-tion. Hicks and Asplund have made a signifi cant effort to balance the scales with this excellent narrative.”—Notes

136 pp. 6 x 8.5. 10 b & w photos, 2 tables. 2012. Paperback 978-0-252-07896-5. $27.00; E-book

Robert AshleyKYLE GANN“There is unlikely to be a better book that, confi ned by the limitations of mere words, can provide a compre-hensive review of the many things Ashley has achieved. A real page-turner.”—Examiner.com

“Gann’s new book, without removing any of the essential mystery of the work, ably lays bare Ashley’s immense achievement: the discovery of a new paradigm for opera.”—MAKE magazine

176 pp. 6 x 8.5. 12 b & w photos, 3 line drawings. 2012.Paperback 978-0-252-07887-3. $27.00; E-book

Alec WilderPHILIP LAMBERTIn this biography and critical investiga-tion of Wilder’s music, Philip Lambert chronicles Wilder’s work from his time as a student at the Eastman School of Music through his turn toward concert music from the 1950s onward, and explains the unique blend of cultivated and vernacular traditions in his singular musical language.

“This thoughtful and innovative study is a welcome addition to the body of material on this composer.”—Choice

176 pp. 6 x 8.5. 11 b & w photos, 18 music examples, discography. 2013. Paper 978-0-252-07913-9. $24.00; E-book

Certifi cate of Merit for Best Historical Research in Classical Music, Association for Recorded Sound Collections

Aaron Jay KernisLETA E. MILLER“In Leta Miller’s wonderfully intimate and detailed portrait of Aaron Kernis, she chronicles his personal and pro-fessional progression to become one of the world’s leading voices in new music. Her book inspires me to revisit the works I know with new insight, to listen to the works I have missed and to anticipate many years of amazing new creations.”—David Shifrin

216 pp. 6 x 8.5. 5 b & w photos, 21 music examples, 6 tables. 2014. Paperback 978-0-252-08013-5. $25.00; E-book

Publication supported by a grant from the Henry and Edna Binkele Classical Music Fund

Johanna BeyerAMY C. BEAL“In this much needed study Amy C. Beal, a professor at the University of California, seeks to redress . . . erasure while acknowledging the diffi culties of trying to shed new light upon ‘the enduring mystery of this prolifi c yet elusive composer.’”—The Wire

152 pp. 6 x 8.5. 15 b & w photos, discography. 2015. Paperback 978-0-252-08072-2. $25.00; E-book

Publication supported by the Bukofzer Endowment of the American Musicological Society

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Lou HarrisonLETA E. MILLER AND FREDRIC LIEBERMAN”A loving, but not uncritical, introduc-tion to the man and his music.”—Times Literary Supplement

“Leta Miller and Fredric Lieberman have . . . created the ideal introduction to the composer and his music.”—Music and Letters

168 pp. 6 x 9. 16 b & w photos, 6 tables. 2006. Hardcover 978-0-252-03120-5. $44.00; E-book

John CageDAVID NICHOLLS“Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted .”—Times Literary Supplement

“Sheds a valuable beam of light on the composer, cutting through the obfus-cation that has settled around him. . . . A very fi ne book.”—The Wire

“Nicholls provides an informative and readable narrative. Impeccably researched and well-written, the author imparts the meaningfulness of the music as well as the writings of Cage, demonstrating his impact on the performance, perception, and concep-tion of music.”—Notes

160 pp. 6 x 8.5. 13 b & w photos, 2 tables. 2007. Hardcover 978-0-252-03215-8. $39.00

Dudley BuckN. LEE ORR”An insightful, readable, musically informed, and sympathetic portrait of a major American composer for a contemporary audience.”—Gayle Sherwood Magee, author of Charles Ives Reconsidered

“Buck sculpted a portrait of his time that . . . is eloquently presented in this accessible, well-written volume. . . . Recommended.”—Choice

176 pp. 6 x 8.5. 14 b & w photos. 2008. Hardcover 978-0-252-03279-0. $49.00

William Grant StillCATHERINE PARSONS SMITH“A superb general reference to the life and career of William Grant Still. Smith does an excellent job of placing the composer within the context of African American life of his day. She is at her best in narrating Still’s professional career in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles.”—Josephine Wright, editor of New Perspectives on Music: Essays in Honor of Eileen Southern

“This exemplary introduction to African American musician William Grant Still will appeal to both students and layper-sons. . . . Recommended.”—Choice

136 pp. 6 x 8.5. 15 b & w photos. 2008. Hardcover 978-0-252-03322-3. $41.00

Rudolf FrimlWILLIAM EVERETT“Insightfully restores a neglected star to the Broadway fi rmament.”—Studies in Musical Theatre

“What a delight that this long-overdue volume is also so entertaining and informative. The scholarship is, in a word, sensational. Kudos to Everett for his timely, important and indispens-able addition to our American musical history.”—Sara Davis Buechner, concert pianist and recording artist, Piano Music of Rudolf Friml on Koch International

152 pp. 6 x 8.5. 14 b & w photos. 2008. Hardcover 978-0-252-03381-0. $39.00

Elliott CarterJAMES WIERZBICKI”Thoroughly researched and acces-sible to the lay reader, the book will intrigue readers who wish to deepen their appreciation of this legendary composer.”—Library Journal

This compact biography of the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music ranges from his mentoring by Charles Ives to his celebration of his 100th birthday in 2008 by premiering a number of new compositions.

136 pp. 6 x 8.5. 2011. Paperback 978-0-252-07800-2. $22.00; E-book